A soldier on guard shaping the match between his thumb and his forefinger, from the Marksmen series, plate 41, in Wapenhandeling
A soldier on guard shaping the match between his thumb and his forefinger, from the Marksmen series, plate 41, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms), Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein), plate: 10 1/4 x 7 3/16 in. (26 x cm), Prints, after Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague), Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague), From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, 'Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen' (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Musketeers (43 plates), and Lansquenets (32 plates
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